The Barber Shop

I don’t know how to explain what it’s like to be held by someone whose arms have always felt different from anyone else’s.

Especially when years have passed since you’ve last been together.

I think there’s always that little bit of wondering. Will it feel the same? Will we still be comfortable together? Or have too many years gone by?

And then you’re there, wrapped up in those same arms, and it’s almost like no time has passed at all.

The way you fit against each other. The familiar kisses, the laughter, the way you fall asleep together. All those little things you haven’t experienced in years somehow come back as naturally as breathing.

And I think that’s what I loved most.

We didn’t have to learn each other all over again. We just fell right back into being us, only older, with a few more stories to tell and a whole lot more life behind us.

I’ve been held by other people over the years, but there’s always been something about those particular arms. A comfort I’ve never quite found anywhere else.

And what made it even sweeter was knowing I wasn’t the only one who felt it. The way he held me a little tighter, kissed me a little longer, and seemed just as reluctant to let go.

I don’t know what tomorrow holds, and I’m not trying to figure it all out.

I just know how peaceful it felt to be close to him again. To hear his laugh, feel his arms around me, and remember all those little things I didn’t realize I’d missed.

Some people can hold you a hundred different ways, and it still won’t feel quite like being held by that one person.

I’m just glad that after all these years, I got to feel that again.

Happy Father's Day Weekend, Gents and Ladies!

We will be honoring the Father's in our lives this weekend. May your Father's Day be wonderful.

The Sydney Opera House was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon.
It’s pretty clear his inspiration came from something quintessentially Danish and totally down-to-earth: The dishes 😂